The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-10
WASHINGTON.
Patti i'm La Trayiata''-oueen kapionani
In the American Capital.

Correspondent nee of u,e PdldtLd Ne,cs.
WASHINGTON. ID. C., Nav 9.
To the amusement loving public tn,
| past week has been an eyentful one
| The spring races of the American locke,
| Club, which were held during the week
were of more than usual interest ana
| Were largely attended, notwithstanding
| the counter attraction afforded by the
| presence in town of Forepaugh's Circus
and the National League base ball games
The social event of the week was the
| appearance of Patti in the opera la
Traviata. The fact that she had beer
heard here before in this opera did not
seem To have "A deterring effect upon the
public, and it may be truthfully said that
rarely. if ever. has 80 distinguished an
audience assembled within the walls OF
| AN opera house, as that which gathered
at Albaugh's ON Tuesday evening. The
President of the United States. his cabi-
net officers. men prominent in political
affairs. women who are recognized as
queens in the social world. and titled
representatives of foreign countries,
combined in paying their tribute to the
acknowledged queen of song.
Some of the spectators who invested
largely in tickets to the Patti opera, and
who expected to find a ready sale for
them at exhorbitant prices. were very
badly taken IN. by the general refusal
upon the part of the public To be
swindled by ticket sharpers, as so fire.
quently been the case i'm the past, and
when it was discovered, soon after the
box office was opened for the sale of
seats. that the best seats in the house
had been disposed of to sprculators,
there was an Indignation held, and il
was unimously decided that the prices
charged by Spectators would not be
paid. and when the hour for the opening
of the entertainment arrived many of
the best seats in the orchestra were un-
sold. and the spectators, i'm order to get
back a portion of their outlay, Were
obliged in some instances to sell their
tickets at a lower price than was origi-
nally charged at the box Office.
Queen Kapionani, of the Hawaiian Is
lands and, her party arrived in Wash
ington Tuesday evening, and spent the
remainder of the week in viewing he
wonders of our National Capital. 1t is
not an uncommon thing for distinguish
ed representatives of foreign countries to
visit Washington. but it is seldom that
we have been honored by the visits of
royalty itself. The Queens complex
ion is not so dark as the full blood negro,
but darker than that of the average mu-
latto. She is of medium height and
weighs apparently about 200 pounds.
The Princess. who accompanies her as a
member of the party, is much younger
than the Queen and notwithstanding
her dark complexion. is quite handsome.
During the Queens stay in Washing
ton she was entertained by both govern
ment officials and the representatives of
foreign countries. and expressed herself
as much pleased with Washington, and
with her entertainment here. When it
was announced that the dark complex
ioned ruler of the South Pacific Islands
was to he given the distinguished honor
of special dinner at the White House
a protest was heard from some of the
frequenters of the Executive Mansion. Ii
was said that at least one of the Cabinet
officers would not attend the din
ner. but this rumor was unfounded.
Upon the occasion of the Queens
visit to the Washington barracks, she
was received by General Gibson and the
troops We're reviewed by her. A royal
salute was fired as the party passed
through the gates After leaving the
barracks the party attended the races,
returning i'm time to attend the circus in
the evening, where they occupied seats
that had been specially reserved for
them. Upon Friday the party was con-
veyed to Mount Vernon on board the
United States steamer Dispatch. they
being accompanied by the cabinet Off
GERS. diplomatic corps, judges Of the Su-
preme Court and a few personal friends.
III.